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Ultra Aluminus Mod in 2 Weeks...

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lol NICE JOB!!!!!!!!! what about the ide divices :D !!!
 
wow mark that is a thing of beauty!!!

but how do u take the mobo off the tray?
 
the wires screw into the blocks. And the blocks are screwed to the tray. But I am never taking this comp apart again once its finished. (we will see) lol

Too much chance for scratches.
 
no i mean like how did u get the wires soldered to the mobo and then into the power blocks. thats what is confusing me
 
Mark, good job.

The way SLI is layed out on the Epox, will you still be able to use the air tube, or will you have to change it?
 
actually the top video card is 1 notch lower so it will fit even better.
 
KennyT772 said:
no i mean like how did u get the wires soldered to the mobo and then into the power blocks. thats what is confusing me
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The wires are soldered to the mobo (what a HUGE pain in the ass) than thet screw into the blocks. That way if you want to change anything you just losen the screw and remove the wire. I was going to solder the white 24 pin plug to the back of the mobo but it stuck out too far to put the side on.

The most tricky part is the wires are ALL the same color. You have to be VERY careful to put them in the right place. And because its the back of the mobo everything is reversed...
 
haha ouch. imagine if u screw up the mobo in the process...ur fucked
 
That's a big risk. If you mess up, no RMA for you.
 
yep... hard shit right there
 
hardcore, a messup would suck realy bad... great job btw
 
And this is not a REFURB. So its $129 down the toilet.

I wouldnt worry too much screwing up my 3700+ was my mistake for this year so I am not allowed to make any more till next year.
 
Is that the law for you Mark, one major mistake per year? Lol
 
no he probably just cant afford anymore exspensive screw ups.
 
If you opened a shop of custom cases, and win lots of money, you can screw up a lot :p
 
The winning is more for advertising than money.

Ultra (or whoever has the contest) gets people interested in their stuff, the winners get advertising too (that others like their stuff)

To some this may sound dumb but I know a LOT of stuff.
Kind of like rich people should share their money; what I have is knowledge and I want to share it. I am just trying to figure the best way to do it...
 
You got yourself into quite the perdiciment I see. Lol goodluck man
 
You could use a 24-pin diagram of which pin goes to what...I'll post it if I find it. Until then, remember this sound advice. DON'T SCREW UP :p.
Edit- I hope wazzledoozle isn't too mad at me posting a big image...it's courtesy of www.afrotechmods.com .
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markkleb said:
Spaghetti Anyone?:eek:
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See, now that's amazing. I've had terrible experiences with soldering. I can never seem to get the solder to stay where I want it, you know getting it off the iron. I have a crappy RadioShack iron, don't know if that matters, but the dang solder doesn't want to stick to it, then when it does it won't come off when I want it to. Any hints, tips, tricks when it comes to this?:banghead: :banghead:
 
Has anyone been to this site: http://www.pcpowercooling.com/technology/myths/

It says that you will lose as much voltage using modular cabling, as you would if you had 2 FT of standard wire!! :eek: Also, that our PSU's are generating 33%-50% less power than they are rated at due to ambient temperature variences (it states most PSU are tested at unrealistic ambient temps of 25c, where most average 40c).

What's your guy's take on this? are we really all suckers ?? :ohwell:
 
Awesome advice, thank you!! One more question, if you solder something in the wrong place, how do you remove it safely?
 
remember those fans i got from my powersupply mark? well... i got so pissed at trying to solder them in the yellow and black molex connector that i started to use a hot glue gun... yes a hot glue gun... with the solder i got burned 10 times anyways... dam it hurtS!!!
 
error_f0rce said:
Awesome advice, thank you!! One more question, if you solder something in the wrong place, how do you remove it safely?
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u just put the tip of the iron there and wait for it to melt... then remove... no real safe way as u can always mis and burn something
 
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